@Marcus, Thanks for your kind words, Marcus. @Gareth, +1. I feel re-implementing a past solution is a really good learning technique. Half the battle is to correctly understand a problem/domain and work out how to solve it. No point taking on that kind of friction if the purpose is to learn a new language.
On Thursday, March 27, 2014 10:20:11 PM UTC+5:30, Marcus Blankenship wrote: > > Awesome, thanks for the advice. I need to find something I’ve written and > translate it to Clojure... > On Mar 26, 2014, at 7:14 PM, gaz jones <gareth....@gmail.com <javascript:>> > wrote: > > A technique I use whenever I need to learn a new language is to write the > same application I already have in another language. I generally choose > downloading nzbs from usenet as it can involve a number of interesting > programming techniques, at least enough to give you a pretty good idea of > how a language handles things like: > > * threading and work queues (downloading files concurrently) > * socket io (writing a simple nntp client) > * xml processing (parsing nzb files) > * binary encoding/decoding (yenc implementation) > * curses style ui > * web ui > * command line arguments > * configuration > * signal handling > * testing (haha kidding) > > TBH I usually get about 50% of the way through and have enough of a handle > on the language at that point to abandon my efforts and move on. > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Daniel Higginbotham > <nonrec...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Chiming in a bit late, but here was my path: >> >> * Read "Land of Lisp" by Conrad Barski. This was my first real contact >> with lisp and functional programming. I found it challenging, but the book >> is well-written and the technique of teaching through writing games was >> perfect for me. It uses common lisp which is almost baroque compared to >> Clojure, but it was helpful later in getting a better sense of Clojure's >> roots. Also, most of the classic lisp books out there use common lisp >> * Tried to write my own web-based game using common lisp. This was true >> fun and I learned a ton >> * Read "On Lisp" by Paul Graham. It is an excellent book >> * Was introduced to Clojure through a talk given by Alan Dipert at my >> workplace >> * Learned Clojure by skipping around Clojure in Action, Programming >> Clojure, and Clojure Programming. Settled on Clojure Programming. >> * projecteuler.net has been a good help >> * I've been teaching Clojure to folks at work, which forces me to deeply >> understand the material >> * At the same time, I've kept building little web apps to solidify my >> knowledge. One of them, http://gratefulplace.com, is actually used :) >> >> I feel like I know enough to get stuff done, but there's still so much >> more to learn. Most recently I've been brushing up on math/logic so that I >> can better understand the more mathy texts whenever I encounter them. >> >> >> On Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:08:41 PM UTC-4, Marcus Blankenship wrote: >>> >>> Hi Folks, >>> >>> I'm a post technical PM who's fascinated by Clojure, and want to learn >>> it, but am having a hard time without a "real" project to work on. It's >>> actually excited me so much I'm considering hanging up my PM hat and diving >>> back in the "programmer pool" again! >>> >>> My problem appears to be 1) focus, and 2) fear. Focus because I can't >>> (yet) earn a living on a clojure project, so it must be done during "off >>> hours". Fear because it's harder and more different than the old OO >>> languages I've used in the past. >>> >>> So I'm curious: how did you learn Clojure well enough to be proficient >>> with it, or how are you working on learning it? >>> >>> Anyone else facing the focus + fear dilemma? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "Clojure" group. >> To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with >> your first post. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Clojure" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clo...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+u...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > Best, > Marcus > > Marcus Blankenship > \\\ Problem Solver, Linear Thinker > \\\ 541.805.2736 \ @justzeros \ skype:marcuscreo > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. 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